drive-by download

drive-by downloadn.— «In some cases, people are not even asked whether they want the software. It just installs on the hard drive—a particularly troublesome tactic that some have dubbed “drive-by download.”» —“Web surfers brace for pop-up downloads” by Stefanie Olsen CNET News.com Apr. 8, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Space Cadet (episode #1514) 12/24/2018: We have books for language-lovers and recommendations for history buffs. • How did the word boondoggle come to denote a wasteful project? The answer involves... [more]